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It's Only a Game Gems of wisdom about golf 2008 ryder cup and life--and a spirited call for a return to the game`s core values--from one of the game`s most respected elder statesmen 2008 ryder cup and former championsLegendary player 2008 ryder cup and teacher Jackie Burke is the preeminent elder statesman of American golf. A PGA Champion, a Masters Champion, a Vardon Trophy winner, 2008 ryder cup and a PGA Player of the Year, he won four consecutive tournaments in 1952; 2008 ryder cup and is a winner of seventeen events on the PGA Tour, a five-time Ryder Cup member (twice as captain), 2008 ryder cup and a member of the PGA, Texas Golf, 2008 ryder cup and World Golf Halls of Fame. Before leaving the PGA Tour he cofounded (with Jimmy Demaret) the world-famous Champions Golf Club (host of the Ryder Cup, U.S. Amateur, 2008 ryder cup and five PGA Tour Championships) 2008 ryder cup and has instructed students including Phil Mickelson, Hal Sutton, Steve Elkington, Ben Crenshaw, 2008 ryder cup and many other PGA Tour pros in a career that has spanned seven decades. Reverberating with the straight-talking Texas wisdom that could only come from Jackie Burke, IT`S ONLY A GAME will bring the words of this venerable sage to everyone who loves the links. Spiced with anecdotes from a long 2008 ryder cup and illustrious career, this stirring book features pithy insights on the nature of competition 2008 ryder cup and the erosion of amateur play. Burke goes on the record about profit-minded equipment manufacturers 2008 ryder cup and self-promoting golf gurus. His provocative topics include insight into why the 2004 U.S. Ryder Cup team suffered its worst defeat ever (Burke was a cocaptain), the alarmingly high cost of playing public 2008 ryder cup and resort courses, country clubs that stress cosmetic appearances over the playing of the game, 2008 ryder cup and a host of other topics. He also provides no-nonsense, time-tested secrets for improving anyones golf game, based not on shallow tips but on a well-rounded, sensible approach to the game that he began developing before the Great Depression. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
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